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a washington who don it by matt buy." did you read this? >> i cursely read it. >> rose: it's an effort to find out why the president and the speaker of the house failed. why do you think it failed? >> because of the speaker could not deliver on it. i know for sure that the president wanted to have a grand bargain. there were many... >> rose: what was the president's grand bargain? >> well, it was to be... not to go into all the details but it was to have the bare outlines of it over $4 trillion in deficit reduction. it recognized that to do that... >> rose: over ten years. >> over ten years, yes. at least. you know, get us down that path but at least $4 trillion in deficit reduction. that would have been great. in order to do that, ther had to be srifice and change on all sides. the president was willing to address some sacred cows that were not particularly popular on the democratic side. >> rose: which one did he address? >> well, he talked about mandatory spending in terms of entitlements. snipe did he offer specific cuts that people cou
a washington who don it by matt buy." did you read this? >> i cursely read it. >> rose: it's an effort to find out why the president and the speaker of the house failed. why do you think it failed? >> because of the speaker could not deliver on it. i know for sure that the president wanted to have a grand bargain. there were many... >> rose: what was the president's grand bargain? >> well, it was to be... not to go into all the details but it was to have the...
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i look at, for example, the power of money in washington. just look at 2009-2010. financial industry contributed $318 million to politicians in washington in those two years. the health care industry $145 million. the energy industry $75 million. is it any surprise that we got watered-down financial reform, that we didn't have a public optional tern tiff to a private insurance and health care bill? we didn't ge any energy bill? i mean, that is, i think, directly related to the role money plays in our politics. you combine that with the extremism that comes from the way we.... >> charlie: but money and politics is not a new story. when will it change? >> it will change when there's a movement of people, citizens, that demand it to change. at one point, charlie, in america, there was only one abolitionist who said slavery was wrong. there was only one suffer jet who said women need theight to vote. only one civil rights worker who said we have to perfect the american promise for african americans and only one environmentalist who said we have to clean up our air and
i look at, for example, the power of money in washington. just look at 2009-2010. financial industry contributed $318 million to politicians in washington in those two years. the health care industry $145 million. the energy industry $75 million. is it any surprise that we got watered-down financial reform, that we didn't have a public optional tern tiff to a private insurance and health care bill? we didn't ge any energy bill? i mean, that is, i think, directly related to the role money plays...
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darren gersh, nbr, washington. >> susie: here on wall street, traders and investors were taking a fresh look at stock sectors today, assessing what a romney or obama win would mean for the markets. so a lot of talk about minutes from the latest federal reserve meeting, and word that policymakers are considering numerical targets for unemployment as a guide for fed policy action. by the closing bell, the dow added about 81 points, the nasdaq rose 14, and a ten point gain on the s&p. joining us now to talk about all this, art hogan, managing director and strategist at lazard capital markets. you know on the floor a lot of the traders were calling this a romney raleigh. others say there were other factors, what were the message of the markets today? >> well, i tell you this, i think romney had a big part in this. the other piece was that the-- they came out and pretty positive commentary about what they are going to do about their monetary policy but if you look at how sectors mover today we saw a romney affect as you look at health care sectors and the hospitals in particular. >> susie: e
darren gersh, nbr, washington. >> susie: here on wall street, traders and investors were taking a fresh look at stock sectors today, assessing what a romney or obama win would mean for the markets. so a lot of talk about minutes from the latest federal reserve meeting, and word that policymakers are considering numerical targets for unemployment as a guide for fed policy action. by the closing bell, the dow added about 81 points, the nasdaq rose 14, and a ten point gain on the s&p....
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what the economy really needs is something that we can't give it, unfortunately, people in washington, they -- d.c., they don't want to do that. they want everybody to believe that they're the cause of growth, that they're the savior of the economy. i wish that the fed would get out of that game. >> susie: i have a quick answer from john. what are the markets expecting to hear from bernanke? >> i think that he's ready to do whatever has to be done. i think they need some sense of support from the fed. that doesn't mean action, it just means they're there if it's needed. >> susie: all right. we'll leave it there. thank you so much, gentlemen. brian wesbury from first trust advisers and john manly from wells fargo advantage funds. >> reporter: i'm erika miller in new york. still ahead, bidding wars have returned to new york city and elsewhere. i'll tell you what that means for the housing market. >> tom: greece wants more time to cut its government deficit. the country's prime minister began a series of meetings today with european leaders, hoping to build support for a plan giving it t
what the economy really needs is something that we can't give it, unfortunately, people in washington, they -- d.c., they don't want to do that. they want everybody to believe that they're the cause of growth, that they're the savior of the economy. i wish that the fed would get out of that game. >> susie: i have a quick answer from john. what are the markets expecting to hear from bernanke? >> i think that he's ready to do whatever has to be done. i think they need some sense of...
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. >> rose: whatever happened to your business in washington. >> we had to vote. >> rose: you had to vote. so let's tuck about immigration and let's talk about cuba and talk about presidential politics and talk about the economy and other issues that might come up. >> first the immigration issue. >> yes. >> and today's vote on arizona. >> well, first, you know, it is interesting, and i grappled with that issue during my campaign, there and one of the chapters in the book as i am discussing how the campaign unfolded talked about a moment of time in april when arizona passed the immigration law and asked to comment and as candidate of the united states senate and i was torn about it, initially i didn't like it at all, i mean i didn't like this idea you could profile people, this was being said about it and two things happened, the first is arizona went back and tweaked the law to make it specifically prohibited, to be able to profile people, it was never their intent but they went back and delineated that specifically. and then the second thing that happened is i started to learn more about
. >> rose: whatever happened to your business in washington. >> we had to vote. >> rose: you had to vote. so let's tuck about immigration and let's talk about cuba and talk about presidential politics and talk about the economy and other issues that might come up. >> first the immigration issue. >> yes. >> and today's vote on arizona. >> well, first, you know, it is interesting, and i grappled with that issue during my campaign, there and one of the...
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washington irving invented hristmas, in theense in whi weeant. but what dickens did was to page christmas into a symbol of something. and obviously wlae was saying, his simple message was if we can be kind to each other on this one day of the year y can't we extend it across the whole of the year. as he says, and looks to on those below us as fellow passengers to the grave. but actually, the fascinating thing about christmas caroll is that it emerged not out of any consideration of christmas but out of the report, the parliamentary report of the employment of children in the minds. and dickens read it with such disgust and horror he determined as he said to strike a sledgehammer below against such activities. and the book is the direct result of that. and the core of the book comes when the spirit of christmas present is about to take his leave of scrooge. and scrooge discerns twoferel children emerging from the robes of the spirit. he says spirit, are these children yours. and the spirit says they are mankinds. the girl is want, the boy is ignor
washington irving invented hristmas, in theense in whi weeant. but what dickens did was to page christmas into a symbol of something. and obviously wlae was saying, his simple message was if we can be kind to each other on this one day of the year y can't we extend it across the whole of the year. as he says, and looks to on those below us as fellow passengers to the grave. but actually, the fascinating thing about christmas caroll is that it emerged not out of any consideration of christmas...
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and you never left washington. >> no, well, we have a place in los angeles. >> rose: i know but washington is where you are based. >> yeah. >> rose: and you made documentaries too. but did you find the kind of satisfaction for documentars that would you have found making feature films? >> i did. you know, i've been able to do so many things. and washington gave me a different perspective. i also made, wrote and directed a miniseries on brown versus the board of education. >> rose: absolutely. >> in which sydney poitier ayed thurgood marshall and burt lancaster played john w davis. so-- . >> rose: two opposing counsels on the argument. >> exactly, in the supreme court. so you know, i'vead the oppounit to do really the creative things that i want to do. and i had just-- i can did produce from my friend terrence malick the james jones film, thin red line. >> rose: so the kennedy center honors which is as i suggested one of the great events in washington, and then seen on cbs on december 26th. this partnership has worked well. but it is something that i think people aspire to. it's likthe pres
and you never left washington. >> no, well, we have a place in los angeles. >> rose: i know but washington is where you are based. >> yeah. >> rose: and you made documentaries too. but did you find the kind of satisfaction for documentars that would you have found making feature films? >> i did. you know, i've been able to do so many things. and washington gave me a different perspective. i also made, wrote and directed a miniseries on brown versus the board of...
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. >> rose: also, david ignatius of the "washington post" from washington. >> on the larger question here of whether the obama administration before the election had an interest in minimizing the public's understanding that al qaeda still posed a threat, a different threat from the one that we were used to with bin laden but a threat nonetheless, i think the answer increasingly yes s yes. they didn't want the public to see that effort as anything other than a great success. that was part of obama's appeal. so i'd say on the particular details, i don't see much. on the broad theme, did they want the public to feel al qaeda was down for the count? yes, i think they did. >> rose: we conclude with julian sands, a british actor, talking about harold pinter, the english playwright and nobel laureate. >> in comparison with harold, other people looked blurred because he was such a life force. he was so present. he was so forceful. and he lived by pure intention. >> rose: aluf, dvid ignatius and julian sands when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york
. >> rose: also, david ignatius of the "washington post" from washington. >> on the larger question here of whether the obama administration before the election had an interest in minimizing the public's understanding that al qaeda still posed a threat, a different threat from the one that we were used to with bin laden but a threat nonetheless, i think the answer increasingly yes s yes. they didn't want the public to see that effort as anything other than a great success....
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the state affiliated china daily faced two-page ads in the "new york times" and "washington post" on september 28th. the ads refer to the islands as the chinese name for the territory. they accused washington and tokyo of crafting backroom deals to give japan administrative control over the islands. it called the deals illegal and invalid. >>> carmakers from around the world are in china this week taking part in an international automobile show. the strained relations over the senkaku islands have put a dent in japan's participation in the event. the international automobile show opened on wednesday with all the flash and glitter usually associated with car shows. on display are the latest models of 65 u.s., european and asian carmakers. japan's toyota and nissan car companies are among those showing off their newest models, but noticeably absent are other well-known japanese brands, honda, mitsubishi and subaru. the local car dealers decided not to take part in this year's event following anti-japan unrest in several chinese cities last month. >> translator: i do not want to buy a j
the state affiliated china daily faced two-page ads in the "new york times" and "washington post" on september 28th. the ads refer to the islands as the chinese name for the territory. they accused washington and tokyo of crafting backroom deals to give japan administrative control over the islands. it called the deals illegal and invalid. >>> carmakers from around the world are in china this week taking part in an international automobile show. the strained...
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the attack in damascus raised new fears in washington and other capitals. the bomb exploded in a meeting of syrian cabinet and top security officers-- the most serious assault yet on the core of the regime. among the dead, the defense minister, dawoud rahja and president bashar al-assad's brother-in-law, asef shawkat, who was the widely-feared deputy defense minister. one other senior official was killed, too. state television confirmed the killings and blamed unspecified terrorists. >> ( translated ): the two field marshals today, the defense minister and deputy defense minister, are not the first of our martyrs, although we hope that they are the last martyrs. >> woodruff: the opposition free syrian army claimed responsibility. a member of the syrian national council, the political arm of the resistance, said it showed the expanded scope of the rebellion, after 17 months of what is now a civil war. >> it sends a message to the syrian regime: that the hands of the syrian people and the free syrian army can reach anyone inside damascus and even bashar assad
the attack in damascus raised new fears in washington and other capitals. the bomb exploded in a meeting of syrian cabinet and top security officers-- the most serious assault yet on the core of the regime. among the dead, the defense minister, dawoud rahja and president bashar al-assad's brother-in-law, asef shawkat, who was the widely-feared deputy defense minister. one other senior official was killed, too. state television confirmed the killings and blamed unspecified terrorists. >> (...
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>> we're a non-partisan, non-advocacy research organization based through washington, d.c. we're funded by the pew charitable trust out of philadelphia. and the pew hispanic center is actually part of a broader larger center called the pew research center. we do public opinion surveys, but we also do a lot of look at the demographics of the hispanic community. and one of our signature products actually is, how many unauthorized immigrants are there in the country. but our point is to provide facts. what do we know about the latino population in the us and how are they changing the us and how is the us changing them? >> hinojosa: so, results of the 2010 census. we're now talking about latinos being more than 50 million? >> that's correct, 50.5 million were counted in the 50 states plus the district of columbia. and when you include the island of puerto rico, you get about another 3.8 million latinos. so the hispanic population of the u.s. has grown tremendously, by about 43% over the last decade. and that growth alone actually has accounted for more than half of the nation's
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angela attended howard university in washington, d.c., got her law degree at the university of california at berkeley, came of age at the height of the civil rights struggle and the black power movement and then for ten years was partner at a public interest law firm called public advocates. she founded the oakland urban strategies council and worked to figure out new ways to bring oakland's inner city back to life. after serving as vice president of the rockefeller foundation, she became the founder and chief executive officer of policy link. that's an organization that bodes h belief tt government and public policy can still make a difference by increasing opportunity for all, including those for whom the american dream has been, as the poet langston hughes wrote, a dream deferred. angela glover blackwell, welcome. >> thank you. no one i know has worked harder or fought harder about how to rekindle, restore the american dream. and yet here we are, middle class struggling, poverty crsing, e gap between the rich and the poor greater than it's been in your and my lifetime. what keeps you f
angela attended howard university in washington, d.c., got her law degree at the university of california at berkeley, came of age at the height of the civil rights struggle and the black power movement and then for ten years was partner at a public interest law firm called public advocates. she founded the oakland urban strategies council and worked to figure out new ways to bring oakland's inner city back to life. after serving as vice president of the rockefeller foundation, she became the...
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you're here in washington today. you met with congressional leaders. you were at the white house, meeting with white house officials. what are you looking for? what are you asking? >> we're looking for the strengthening of the opposition, which would have the necessary measures to be able to build up in a sereign way its ture. thene need to support all the-- >> woodruff: build up in what manner? what sort of help-- >> the future of syria must be democratic and should include all different groupings of the syrian society. and of course, the independence and the national integrity of syria should be respected. of course, this means that we need to-- that the current regime is not able to lead the democratic transition. >> woodruff: and are you asking the united states for more help? as you know, the u.s., other western countries have been reluctant to get involved militarily. >> listen, the u.s. has been committed since the beginning, as far as practical solution. morocco, also, as you correctly stated, the only arab country. we have taken all the decisi
you're here in washington today. you met with congressional leaders. you were at the white house, meeting with white house officials. what are you looking for? what are you asking? >> we're looking for the strengthening of the opposition, which would have the necessary measures to be able to build up in a sereign way its ture. thene need to support all the-- >> woodruff: build up in what manner? what sort of help-- >> the future of syria must be democratic and should include...
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. >> sreenivasan: bryson is now back in washington. the people who were hit were treated for minor injuries. hosni mubarak-- the former president of egypt-- faced a new health crisis today, in a cairo prison hospital. security officials said doctors had to revive him twice with a heart de-fibrillator, when they could not find a pulse. mubarak is 84 years old, and suffers from high blood pressure, depression and breathing ailments. he is now serving a life sentence for failing to event the killing of protesters in last year's uprising that forced him from office. u.s. negotiators are leaving pakistan, after failing to get a deal that reopens military supply routes into afghanistan. white house officials confirmed the move today, following a month of fruitless talks. they said the next move is up to islamabad. pakistan closed the supply routes last november, when a u.s. air strike killed two dozen pakistani troops. on wall street, a bank bailout in spain did little to encourage investors. the dow jones industrial average lost nearly 143
. >> sreenivasan: bryson is now back in washington. the people who were hit were treated for minor injuries. hosni mubarak-- the former president of egypt-- faced a new health crisis today, in a cairo prison hospital. security officials said doctors had to revive him twice with a heart de-fibrillator, when they could not find a pulse. mubarak is 84 years old, and suffers from high blood pressure, depression and breathing ailments. he is now serving a life sentence for failing to event the...
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like speaker gingrich, senator santorum has spent his career in the government in washington. nothing wrong with that. but it's a very different background than i have. i think that the people of this country recognize that with our economy as the major issue we face right now that it would be helpful to have someone who understands the economy firsthand. >> woodruff: romney remains one of the main question marks of the campaign. the former governor competed hard in iowa four years ago, hired the largest paid staff and spent the most money. but came in a distant second. this time he has mounted a leaner, less visible effort and played down expectations. he's consistently drawn one quarter of the vote in iowa polls this year which also show republicans here see him as the most electable of the lot. >> this time around he's become more personable. he's more likable this time around. >> i'm leaning towards romney. >> woodruff: why? >> well, the first priority is to pick someone that can beat president obama. >> woodruff: but it remains to be seen how large romney can grow his sup
like speaker gingrich, senator santorum has spent his career in the government in washington. nothing wrong with that. but it's a very different background than i have. i think that the people of this country recognize that with our economy as the major issue we face right now that it would be helpful to have someone who understands the economy firsthand. >> woodruff: romney remains one of the main question marks of the campaign. the former governor competed hard in iowa four years ago,...
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but this afternoon, federal jury in washington d.c. found him not guilty of all charges. it followed a ten-week trial and a five-year investigation. later outside the courthouse clemons thanked his family and supporters for sticking with him. >> i just want to say thanks to these guys behind me who, from day one, listened to what i had to say. obviously for the last four-and-a-half, five years i was not able to say anything. so it was great to see some old friends and teammates and just some neat people. i want to thank those people who took time out of their schedules to come in on my behalf >> suarez: the charges stemmed from clemons' testimony at a nationally televised hearing in february 2008. his first trial ended in a mistrial last year for more we go to michael o'keefe. he's been covering the trial for the new york daily news. he's coauthor of the book, american icon, the fall of roger clemons and the rise of steroids in america's pastime. michael, roger clemons faced six counts of perjury. he wasn't charged with using drugs or cheating at baseball. wasn't this a t
but this afternoon, federal jury in washington d.c. found him not guilty of all charges. it followed a ten-week trial and a five-year investigation. later outside the courthouse clemons thanked his family and supporters for sticking with him. >> i just want to say thanks to these guys behind me who, from day one, listened to what i had to say. obviously for the last four-and-a-half, five years i was not able to say anything. so it was great to see some old friends and teammates and just...
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in washington, president and mrs. obama gathered on the south lawn of the white house. a bell tolled three times at 8:46 a.m., the moment the first hijacked plane struck the north tower in new york. then, a moment of silence. from there, the president took the short ride across the potomac to place a wreath for the 184 killed at the pentagon. several hundred people listened as mr. obama remembered the day's multiple shocks. >> even now all these years later, it is easy for those of us who lived through that day to close our eyes and to find ourselves back there. back here. back when grief crashed over us like an awful wave, when americans everywhere held each other tight. this is never an easy day, but it is especially difficult for all of you. the families of nearly 3,000 innocents who lost their lives. >> ifill: vice president biden echoed that sentiment in shanksville, pennsylvania. flight 93 crashed after its passengers fought back against the hijackers. >> my personal prayer for all of you is that in every succeeding year, you're able to sing more than you weep. ma
in washington, president and mrs. obama gathered on the south lawn of the white house. a bell tolled three times at 8:46 a.m., the moment the first hijacked plane struck the north tower in new york. then, a moment of silence. from there, the president took the short ride across the potomac to place a wreath for the 184 killed at the pentagon. several hundred people listened as mr. obama remembered the day's multiple shocks. >> even now all these years later, it is easy for those of us who...
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he spoke today with wtop radio in washington and said he'll use social media to get his message out. >> sreenivasan: meanwhile, officials with mitt romney's campaign said today they expect an endorsement from former president george herbert walker bush. the two men will meet in houston tomorrow. rising supplies of crude oil in the u.s. pushed prices down for a change today, and depressed energy stocks. that, in turn, sent wall street into a broader retreat. the dow jones industrial average lost 71 points to close at 13,126. the nasdaq fell 15 points to close below 3,105. a jetblue airways captain has now been charged with interfering with a flight crew. it happened tuesday on a flight from new york to las vegas. court documents say clatyton osbon ran through the plane, yelling about terrorists, before passengers wrestled him down. he was taken away in restraints after the plane made an emergency landing in amarillo, texas. osbon remained in a local hospital today, under medical evaluation. in syria, government forces captured the northern town of saraqeb overnight, after four days of
he spoke today with wtop radio in washington and said he'll use social media to get his message out. >> sreenivasan: meanwhile, officials with mitt romney's campaign said today they expect an endorsement from former president george herbert walker bush. the two men will meet in houston tomorrow. rising supplies of crude oil in the u.s. pushed prices down for a change today, and depressed energy stocks. that, in turn, sent wall street into a broader retreat. the dow jones industrial...
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he joins us now from the "washington post" newsroom. spencer, welcome. so this investigation of forensics mainly was triggered by flawed hair analysis, is that right? >> that's right, judy. the concern has been building for decades really, that hair and other forensic disciplines have not had the scientific research to i guess validate or underpin their approach n. the case of hair, skeptics have raised the point that it might be subjective, given hair examiner, two different examiners might describe the same hair in different ways, the same examiner might describe it differently at different times. there was no agreement on how many characters it had to be alike for there to be a match declared. there was no population studies or statistics to answer the question of how often the hairs of two different people might appear to be the same or how often a given number of characteristics might match. to resolve these questions the f.b.i. has long said that a hair machl only shows that you can exclude two people, my hair might not look like your ha, but it ca
he joins us now from the "washington post" newsroom. spencer, welcome. so this investigation of forensics mainly was triggered by flawed hair analysis, is that right? >> that's right, judy. the concern has been building for decades really, that hair and other forensic disciplines have not had the scientific research to i guess validate or underpin their approach n. the case of hair, skeptics have raised the point that it might be subjective, given hair examiner, two different...
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. >> brown: in washington, assistant secretary of state jeffrey feltman predicted the syrian people will not give in, despite their suffering. he spoke at a senate hearing. >> large numbers of syrians are living every day under siege, deprived of basic necessities including food, clean water and medical supplies. women and children are wounded and dying for lack of treatment. innocent people are detained and tortured, and their families left to fear the worst. yet, despite the regime's brutality, the people of syria demonstrate enormous courage. their determination to continue protesting for their rights, mostly still peaceful protests, is an inspiraon and a testimony to the human spirit. for de. >> reporter: earlier today i met with haitham maleh. we spoke to him from istanbul where he's helping to lead the syrian national council. i began by asking him if the sireian oppitio wasnited and able to speak with one voice >> all the opposition in syria has only one view for future. they want to finish this regime. they want to build democracy regime. they want to build a regime ruled by law,
. >> brown: in washington, assistant secretary of state jeffrey feltman predicted the syrian people will not give in, despite their suffering. he spoke at a senate hearing. >> large numbers of syrians are living every day under siege, deprived of basic necessities including food, clean water and medical supplies. women and children are wounded and dying for lack of treatment. innocent people are detained and tortured, and their families left to fear the worst. yet, despite the...
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. >> ifill: tax politics returned to center stage in washington today, as president obama called for extending middle class tax cuts and mitt mney said the white house plan doesn't go nearly far enough. ( applause ) the white house east room was the backdrop for a presidential pivot today: moving away from talk of job loss to promises of tax cuts. >> the republicans say they don't want to raise taxes on the middle class. i don't want to raise taxes on the middle class. so we should all agree to extend the tax cuts for the middle class. let's agree to do what we agree on, right? ( applause ) that's what coromise is all about. let's not hold the vast majority of americans and our entire economy hostage while we debate the merits of another tax cut for the wealthy. >> ifill: the president is reviving his proposal to extend existing tax cuts at the end of the year, but only for those who earn $250,000 or less annually. allowing those cuts to expire, he said, would be a big blow to working families and a drag on the entire economy. the one-year tax cut extension the president proposes wou
. >> ifill: tax politics returned to center stage in washington today, as president obama called for extending middle class tax cuts and mitt mney said the white house plan doesn't go nearly far enough. ( applause ) the white house east room was the backdrop for a presidential pivot today: moving away from talk of job loss to promises of tax cuts. >> the republicans say they don't want to raise taxes on the middle class. i don't want to raise taxes on the middle class. so we should...
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. >> woodruff: and brian, you talked to a number of young people yesterday both here in the washington area and on the phonin different parts of the country. wh were they sayin to you about how itent for them an why they did this. >> reporter: there was a lot of excitement yesterday among this group of undocumented young people i spoke with people in ohio, for example, and one young man had been waiting just to apply for a job to work in a political office. he wanted to work for his local state senator and because he's undocument head could don't this. he was excited to apply for this because he would be able to get a work permit and full his dream of working in politics which he hadn't been able to do until this moment. >> reporter: and the ability to get an ecation. ju the fact ey don'tave to woy about being deported for many of them makes a difference. >> and this is not going to give them legal status. but it is going to put their minds at ease they that they won't be deported for at least two years. i spoke with one young man who wanted to be an electrician but he wasn't able to g
. >> woodruff: and brian, you talked to a number of young people yesterday both here in the washington area and on the phonin different parts of the country. wh were they sayin to you about how itent for them an why they did this. >> reporter: there was a lot of excitement yesterday among this group of undocumented young people i spoke with people in ohio, for example, and one young man had been waiting just to apply for a job to work in a political office. he wanted to work for his...
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i spoke with king abdullah about all this today at his hotel in washington. your majesty, thank you for joining us. the arab league is about to wind up its mission, in fact, today in syria. what do you think has been accomplished if anything? >> well, i think it's given our countries better insight of what is going on inside of syria. it's been an interesting mission and i think we've had some gains and some losses on that. and i think what it will do is help develop them, a pan-arab strategy on how to deal with syria. obviously we've been in discussions with the syrians for many, many months on what going on internally. i think all our countries are very concerned of what is happening. and i will have to see what the next stage, what the outcome will be from arab league decisions. obviously we in jordan will abide by the arab league and work together with them, whatever the advice is going to be. >> warner: now president assad last week, though, gave a very, very tough speech in which he said he was going to continue to go after the terrorists with an iron f
i spoke with king abdullah about all this today at his hotel in washington. your majesty, thank you for joining us. the arab league is about to wind up its mission, in fact, today in syria. what do you think has been accomplished if anything? >> well, i think it's given our countries better insight of what is going on inside of syria. it's been an interesting mission and i think we've had some gains and some losses on that. and i think what it will do is help develop them, a pan-arab...
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from "washington post" columnist e.j. dionne. he is here. thank you for being with us >> thank you for having me woodruff: how divided is our political heart? >> i argue that from the beginning americans have been torn by a deep but i think ultimately healthy tension between our love of individualism and liberty on the one side and our love for and quest for community on the other side. i think this goes all the way back to the puritan founding when john wintop talked about how we must identify with each other and labor and suffer together and celebrate together. and this community side of us, this part of that emphasizes the common good tends not to be emphasized a lot. we tend to look at ourselves as a country that's basically about individual freedom and liberty. i don't deny for an instant that individual freedom and liberty is is very important to us. but i think that from the beginning we've understood that only if we acted together, only if we came to the defense of each other's libert does this system work. one of the great facts, in
from "washington post" columnist e.j. dionne. he is here. thank you for being with us >> thank you for having me woodruff: how divided is our political heart? >> i argue that from the beginning americans have been torn by a deep but i think ultimately healthy tension between our love of individualism and liberty on the one side and our love for and quest for community on the other side. i think this goes all the way back to the puritan founding when john wintop talked...
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"washington week" has a special edition from north carolina later this evening. we'll see you from charlotte and here on monday, and the next day we begin our primetime and online coverage of the democratic convention. have a great weekend. thank you for joining us tonight and all week. good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bnsf and from carnegie corporation >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs stion om vwersike you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
"washington week" has a special edition from north carolina later this evening. we'll see you from charlotte and here on monday, and the next day we begin our primetime and online coverage of the democratic convention. have a great weekend. thank you for joining us tonight and all week. good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bnsf and from carnegie corporation >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and......
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for more, we go to craig whitlock, a pentagon correspondent for the washington post and retired army colonel bob killebrew. he served in vietnam and is now a senior fellow athe center for a new amecan security, a ink tank. craig whitlock, what more have you learned about this incident, what the soldiers were doing, what might have led to this. >> we know this unit, the photos were taken in 2010. so a couple years ago, the unit came back later this year but the unit has since redeployed to afghanistan. the army is trying to figure out where these soldiers were. the army says they know who most of them were but it's unclear whether some of them are back in the battlefield, back home or with other units at's sometng we're trying to figure out. >> brown: how seriously is the military taking this after several episodes recently. >> i think they're taking it very seriously. as we've seen in this pattern of unfortunate incidents of misconduct since january. that the pen pentagon, the field commanders in afghanistan and the white house convictly apologized. they say they're going to investig
for more, we go to craig whitlock, a pentagon correspondent for the washington post and retired army colonel bob killebrew. he served in vietnam and is now a senior fellow athe center for a new amecan security, a ink tank. craig whitlock, what more have you learned about this incident, what the soldiers were doing, what might have led to this. >> we know this unit, the photos were taken in 2010. so a couple years ago, the unit came back later this year but the unit has since redeployed to...
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"washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice holiday weekend. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by med accesgrp at wg accs.bh.org
"washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice holiday weekend. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made...
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his previous failure to do so had caused concern in washington. and president obama had a pointed answer on egypt in an interview last night with spanish-language telemundo. >> i don't think that we'd cosidethemn al, but we don't consider them an enemy. they are a new government that's trying to find its way. they were democratically elected, and we need to see how they respond to this incident. in some cases, they've said the right things; in some, they've taken steps not aligned with our interests. >> woodruff: morsi spoke with mr. obama last night and asked for action against the maker of the inflammatory video, titled "the innocence of muslims." >> ( translated ): i called him in order to ask him to put an end to such behavior. and of course, we assured president obama that we will be keen and we will not permit any such event, any such occurrence in our country against the embassy territories in the future. >> woodruff: today, in washington, secretary of state clinton called the video "disgusting and reprehensible." >> it appears to have a de
his previous failure to do so had caused concern in washington. and president obama had a pointed answer on egypt in an interview last night with spanish-language telemundo. >> i don't think that we'd cosidethemn al, but we don't consider them an enemy. they are a new government that's trying to find its way. they were democratically elected, and we need to see how they respond to this incident. in some cases, they've said the right things; in some, they've taken steps not aligned with...
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/aids rate in washington d.c. compares to nations in sub-saharan africa. that's part of a partnership with global post. frontline's "endgame: aids in black america" airs tonight on most pbs stations. >> woodruff: now, a look at the connection between the tea party and evangelicals. that's the subject of a new book, "the teavangelicals: the inside story of how the evangelicals and the tea party are taking back america," written by david brody, chief political news correspondent for the christian broadcasting network. i sat down with him recently to discuss his work and mitt romney's relationship with evangelical leaders. dad bry, welcome to the program. >> thanks, judy, for having me, appreciate it. >> woodruff: we've heard of the tea party, we've heard of evangelicals, who are the team 5 investigates? >> well, it's a hybrid. these conservative christians who are breaking bread with tea party libertarians. a lot of folks hear the tea party movement and they say it's just a bunch of libertarians that want constitutionly limited government. i went to these te
/aids rate in washington d.c. compares to nations in sub-saharan africa. that's part of a partnership with global post. frontline's "endgame: aids in black america" airs tonight on most pbs stations. >> woodruff: now, a look at the connection between the tea party and evangelicals. that's the subject of a new book, "the teavangelicals: the inside story of how the evangelicals and the tea party are taking back america," written by david brody, chief political news...
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. >> washington, d.c., is a southern city. it has a majority black population, largely because that's where the slaves owned by many members of congress were going to be housed and where the servants of many of the northern members of the congress were also going to be housed as well. fast-forward to the present day and suddenly you've got a city which is predominantly black, that has one othe most ferocious aids epidemics, not just anywhere in this country, it's anywhere in the world. five to eight percent of the adult population is thought to be infected. >> narrator: last year in washington, d.c., the prevalence of hiv was higher than rwanda, kenya, burundi, ethiopia and the congo. >> when you look at the aids epidemic in black america and you think about black america as if it were a country unto itself, it would have the 16th worst aids epidemic ithe world. if black america were a country unto itself, it would be eligible for pepfar dollars. that is the type of response that we need if we're going to be serious about endi
. >> washington, d.c., is a southern city. it has a majority black population, largely because that's where the slaves owned by many members of congress were going to be housed and where the servants of many of the northern members of the congress were also going to be housed as well. fast-forward to the present day and suddenly you've got a city which is predominantly black, that has one othe most ferocious aids epidemics, not just anywhere in this country, it's anywhere in the world....
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the "washington post" reported the u.s. and israel jointly created flame and used it to map and monitor iran's computer network. the goal w to ther intelligence that could slow iranian efforts to build a nuclear weapon. the existence of the malware surfaced publicly last month. more than 20 americans and afghans were killed in a suicide bombing in eastern afghanistan today. the attack in khost killed three u.s. troops and their afghan interpreter. 17 other afghans were killed as well. it happened near a mosque, when a bomber rammed his motorcycle into a military convoy. women and children were among the dead, and more than 30 people were wounded. in northern nigeria, a curfew failed to stop muslim-christian violence that's killed nearly 100 people since sunday. it started sunday, when the islamist group boko haram bombed three churches. that triggered a wave of reprisal killings. some of the worst bloodshed came in the city of damaturu. police said at least 34 civilians and six police and soldiers have been killed there. br
the "washington post" reported the u.s. and israel jointly created flame and used it to map and monitor iran's computer network. the goal w to ther intelligence that could slow iranian efforts to build a nuclear weapon. the existence of the malware surfaced publicly last month. more than 20 americans and afghans were killed in a suicide bombing in eastern afghanistan today. the attack in khost killed three u.s. troops and their afghan interpreter. 17 other afghans were killed as well....
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for more, i'm joined by joel achenbach of "the washington post." he's outside the courthouse in bellefonte, pennsylvania. so, joel, as big a statement as this is, as important as this news might be, the jury's never going to hear it, right? >> the jury doesn't know about this. it's a bombshell announcement to have a new accuser that hits so close to home to sandusky. if it was a foster child... it was a foster child the family later adopted. it's their sixth adoptive child and he was here at the trial at the very beginning. he was on the witness list and the people on the witness list had to be sequestered, including dotty sandusky, the defendant's wife. so this was an announcement that just hit this afternoon, it confirmed a report earlier on nbc which also said that the reason sandusky didn't testify yesterday was because the prosecution had in its back pocket this surprise accuser, the adopted son. so the jury is deliberating now. they've ordered dinner. we'll wait and see how long it will take for them to reach a verdict. is. >> sreenivasan: wh
for more, i'm joined by joel achenbach of "the washington post." he's outside the courthouse in bellefonte, pennsylvania. so, joel, as big a statement as this is, as important as this news might be, the jury's never going to hear it, right? >> the jury doesn't know about this. it's a bombshell announcement to have a new accuser that hits so close to home to sandusky. if it was a foster child... it was a foster child the family later adopted. it's their sixth adoptive child and...
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) >> brown: the president worked the issue into remarks at the annual national prayer breakfast in washington. >> it's also about the biblical call to care for the least of these, for the poor, for those at the margins of our society; to answer the responsibility we're given in proverbs to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. >> brown: the issue may resonate this election year more than most, as poverty numbers rise and millions of americans remain unemployed. and we explore some of these issues now with: angela glover blackwell, founder and c.e.o. of the advocacy group "policylink"; lawrence mead, professor of politics and public policy at new york university; and barbara perry, a senior fellow in the presidential oral history program at the university of virginia's miller center. angela glover blackwell, start with you. a general question first: how serious a problem is poverty in america today? >> poverty is a huge problem. it's a problem for the people who are in it and it's a problem for the nation. 15% of americans live below the p
) >> brown: the president worked the issue into remarks at the annual national prayer breakfast in washington. >> it's also about the biblical call to care for the least of these, for the poor, for those at the margins of our society; to answer the responsibility we're given in proverbs to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. >> brown: the issue may resonate this election year more than most, as poverty numbers rise and...
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